Cryptocurrency exchange Binance recovered 95% of $6.3 billion worth of assets stolen and resumed withdrawals in stages

(Central News Agency, Washington, 31st Comprehensive Foreign News Report) Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said that it will resume withdrawal services in stages after replenishing 95% of the $6.3 billion worth of stolen tokens on the platform. The world's largest digital asset theft is believed to be related to North Korea, according to FBI investigations.

Reuters reported that Binance said that the first phase will start from 6 to 9 pm GMT tomorrow (2 pm to 5 pm Taiwan time). Cryptocurrencies open for withdrawal include Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Solana, XRP, Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Binance posted on the social platform X tonight that the remaining 5% of the stolen cryptocurrencies have low liquidity and may take a longer time to raise the required amount.

The FBI said today that the attack was carried out by a hacker group called Trader Traitor backed by the North Korean government.

Pyongyang has for years denied using government-linked cyber units to conduct espionage, financial theft and enrichment. North Korea's mission in Geneva and its embassy in China did not respond to requests for comment.

The FBI said in a statement that law enforcement officials discovered that members of the organization exchanged stolen assets into Ethereum and expected that these assets would be further laundered through related technologies.